含沙射影

Traditional form:

含沙射影

Pinyin (reading):

hánshāshèyǐng

Definitions:

• (idiom) to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations

Characters:

• 含 - to hold in the mouth; to contain; to cherish
• 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 射 - to shoot, to eject, to emit
• 影 - shadow; image, reflection; photograph

Traditional characters:

• 含 - to hold in the mouth; to contain; to cherish
• 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 射 - to shoot, to eject, to emit
• 影 - shadow; image, reflection; photograph